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On Tue, 2006-01-17 at 23:12 -0600, Dale wrote: |
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> On Tuesday 17 January 2006 22:48, Iain Buchanan wrote: |
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> > What you can try is: |
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> > 1. Make sure you're actually on your isp.com network - get the ip |
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> > address of their mail server, and get your ip address and see. |
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> I do connect directly to my ISP. I have even tried different numbers to dial |
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> into and get the same error. How would I get the IP address of the mail |
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> server though? I know how to get mine. I assume ifconfig would tell me. |
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Get the mail server (that you entered in you mail preferences), eg |
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mail.isp.com and type `dig mail.isp.com`. (dig is part of For your ip |
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address, I'm interested in your "real" world ip, but don't post it |
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here!! ifconfig will get it IFF your using a modem, or pci-adsl, but if |
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you have a networked modem/router, you'll need to connect to its status |
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page to see what ip address you have. |
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They should be similar, however many isps have a few ip addresses that |
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may not be ranged together. |
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Looking at your other posts though, I don't know that this will help... |
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> > 2. Enable passwords with your mail client - not just to check mail, but |
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> > to send mail as well. (With evolution its in Edit > Prefs > Mail |
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> > Accounts > (select account) > edit > Sending Mail > Authentication. It |
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> > looks like you're using mozilla though...) |
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> Also, keep in mind that Kmail works at least at the moment anyway. |
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really? hmmm... |
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I don't have kmail installed so I don't know how it works. Can you look |
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through the configuration to see if you can turn authentication on for |
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sending mail? |
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Finally, you could do some sniffing with ethereal. Make a capture |
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filter so you don't get other junk, eg "host mail.exceedtech.net" and |
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then post the text-capture here. Your isp may be giving out a different |
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error which kmail is "translating" for you... |
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post back if you need more help with ethereal. |
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Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> |
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Sometimes a feeling is all we humans have to go on. |
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-- Kirk, "A Taste of Armageddon", stardate 3193.9 |
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